Tanja Poutiainen

Tanja Poutiainen
	Poutiainen in 2010
Personal information
Born	6 April 1980 (age 44); Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Giant slalom, slalom
Club	Santa Claus Ski Team
World Cup debut	16 March 1997 (age 16)
Retired	16 March 2014 (age 33)
Website	tanjapoutiainen.com
Olympics
Teams	5 – (1998–2014)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	9 – (1997–2013)
Medals	4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	16 – (1998–99, 2001–14)
Wins	11 – (6 SL, 5 GS)
Podiums	48 – (28 SL, 20 GS)
Overall titles	0 – (5th in 2005, 2009)
Discipline titles	3 – (2 GS, 1 SL)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Finland
International alpine ski competitions
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Ski Championships

Last updated April 20, 2024

Tanja Tuulia Poutiainen (born 6 April 1980) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Finland. She specialized in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom, and was the silver medalist in the women's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.

Born in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Poutiainen started skiing at the age of three.^[1] She became junior world champion in slalom in 1997 at Schladming, Austria, and also took bronze in the super-G; she made her World Cup debut that March at Vail in the United States. At the 1999 Junior World Championships, she placed third in the giant slalom at Pra-Loup, France.

Poutiainen scored her first World Cup victory – and the first for a female Finnish alpine skier – on 28 February 2004 in a slalom held on home snow in Levi, Finland – the first alpine World Cup race to be held in the country.^[1] In the 2005 World Cup season, Poutiainen won the season titles in both the slalom and giant slalom, and placed fifth in the overall standings. Along the way she won three slaloms, a giant slalom and secured ten podium finishes.^[1] At the 2005 World Championships, she placed second in the giant slalom behind Anja Pärson of Sweden and second in the slalom behind Janica Kostelić of Croatia – the first alpine World Championship medals for a Finnish female.^[1]

The 2009 season saw Poutianen take another World Cup discipline title, in giant slalom, as well as bronzes in slalom and giant slalom at the World Championships in Val d'Isère.^[1]

Poutiainen was notable for her consistency, and between January 2007 and March 2011 she successfully completed every World Cup race she entered – a total of 67.^[1]

At the end of the 2014 season, Poutiainen had 11 World Cup victories, 48 podiums, and three World Cup discipline titles.^[2] She was trained by Michael Bont and lives in St. Gallen, Switzerland. She announced her retirement from the sport in March 2014.^[2]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season	Discipline
2005	Giant slalom
2005	Slalom
2009	Giant slalom

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1998	17	73	50	28	—	—	—
1999	18	95	—	41	—	—	—
2000	19
2001	20	20	12	12	—	—	—
2002	21	12	7	10	—	—	—
2003	22	11	3	14	—	—	—
2004	23	9	4	5	—	—	—
2005	24	5	1	1	48	—	—
2006	25	12	5	8	—	—	26
2007	26	7	6	2	—	—	22
2008	27	8	4	4	—	—	—
2009	28	5	4	1	—	—	—
2010	29	11	9	5	—	—	—
2011	30	7	2	3	—	—	—
2012	31	13	6	13	—	—	—
2013	32	13	5	22	—	—	—
2014	33	54	26	23	—	—	—

Race victories

11 wins – (5 giant slalom, 6 slalom)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline
2004	24 Feb 2004	Levi, Finland	Slalom
2005	26 Nov 2004	Aspen, USA	Giant slalom
	28 Nov 2004	Aspen, USA	Slalom
	21 Dec 2004	Altenmarkt, Austria	Slalom
	20 Jan 2005	Zagreb, Croatia	Slalom
2007	10 Mar 2007	Zwiesel, Germany	Giant slalom
2008	15 Feb 2008	Zagreb, Croatia	Slalom
2009	13 Dec 2008	La Molina, Spain	Giant slalom
2010	24 Oct 2009	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom
2010	24 Jan 2010	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant slalom
2011	11 Jan 2011	Flachau, Austria	Slalom

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1997	16	17	DNF2	—	—	—
1999	18	24	14	—	—	—
2001	20	DNF2	13	—	—	—
2003	22	10	23	—	—	—
2005	24	2	2	—	—	—
2007	26	14	14	—	—	—
2009	28	3	3	—	—	—
2011	30	6	13	—	—	—
2013	32	4	15	—	—	—

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1998	17	18	26	—	—	—
2002	21	DNF2	11	—	—	—
2006	25	6	2	—	—	—
2010	29	6	13	—	—	—
2014	33	12	14	—	—	—

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alpine Skiing – Athlete: Tanja Poutiainen". Fédération Internationale de Ski . Retrieved 18 March 2014.
1 2 "Poutiainen to retire at end of season". Fédération Internationale de Ski . 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

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[bio-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alpine Skiing – Athlete: Tanja Poutiainen". Fédération Internationale de Ski . Retrieved 18 March 2014.

[retire-2] 1 2 "Poutiainen to retire at end of season". Fédération Internationale de Ski . 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

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